Dokmaeuiseon - Chapter 126

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Chapter 126

 

He had pretended to be fine, but even that had its limits.

 

Jung Myeong barely held back the urge to cough up blood at any moment.

 

[Status Abnormality: You have been poisoned.]

 

[Internal Energy is rapidly depleting.]

 

[If the status abnormality continues, it could be fatal.]

 

‘I know. I know that…’

 

The very act of enduring made his condition worse.

 

But it couldn’t be helped.

 

He had to do this.

 

If he hadn’t, that person called Gwi-sal’s Disciple would have immediately targeted his life.

 

‘Perhaps he already knew but let it slide.’

 

But that wasn’t what mattered.

 

First, he had to survive.

 

‘This is the first time something like this has happened.’

 

Even when wandering as a Gangho Physician, he didn’t think he had ever sustained injuries this severe.

 

‘Somehow, the stronger I become, the more I’m exposed to greater dangers. Is this unavoidable?’

 

If the price of strength was falling into the whirlpool of such events.

 

Even this was something he ultimately had no choice but to accept.

 

“Huu…”

 

He struggled to sit in the lotus position and circulated his Mind Art.

 

* * *

 

His consciousness was hazy.

 

The Mind Art he needed to concentrate on barely continued.

 

It was a situation where Awakening was occurring more intensely than usual.

 

Normally, in such a situation, one would easily fall into Qi Deviation.

 

But he was different.

 

The power he had gained by ascending to a realm through his own path, not an evil one, made him stand firm.

 

At the same time, his medical arts allowed him to examine himself objectively.

 

It was like instinct to him.

 

Before being a Martial Artist, examining his body as a Physician was an act to treat the current situation.

 

‘Huh…?’

 

Then he discovered something.

 

‘The Mana in my Middle Dantian is boosting the flow of Internal Energy?’

 

The Middle Dantian that opened when he became Super Peak Level, but which he still couldn’t properly utilize.

 

He realized that place was moving on its own to nourish his body.

 

Upon realizing this, he immediately knew what he had to do.

 

‘I need to help the Middle Dantian.’

 

Swoooosh-

 

When he put his will into it, did it become excited?

 

The power of the Middle Dantian activated a bit more strongly.

 

Before long, the Mana from the Middle Dantian that had been empowering the Internal Energy in his Dantian spread throughout his entire body.

 

And it was the moment when it had spread throughout his whole body.

 

‘…What’s this?’

 

Above. The place called the Life and Death Gate.

 

He could see the blocked Conception and Governing Vessels.

 

That place was difficult for even Super Peak Level masters to easily open.

 

It was also a place he had never even thought of opening until now.

 

If one wrongly attempted Opening Meridians on those Conception and Governing Vessels, not only could they instantly fall into Qi Deviation, but they could even die.

 

Therefore, most Murim People didn’t even touch that place.

 

Especially Evil Sects’ Martial Artists, not Orthodox Sect ones, treated touching that place like a taboo.

 

If they attempted Opening Meridians with even slightly impure Internal Energy, the backlash from failing to break through would immediately strike their own body.

 

But for some reason.

 

‘Right now… it might be possible.’

 

His body was poisoned.

 

His Internal Energy was desperately struggling to overcome that Poison Energy.

 

The Mana from his Middle Dantian was helping with that.

 

Yet for some reason, he felt it would work.

 

For a moment, a crazy thought even flashed through his mind.

 

‘What if I push the poison power upward using the mana from my Middle Dantian and internal energy from my Lower Dantian?’

 

Poison energy is also energy.

 

What if he forcibly used that energy as a spearhead to break through the Conception and Governing Vessels?

 

Such crazy thoughts filled his mind completely.

 

Normally, it would be unthinkable madness.

 

Especially for a Martial Artist, it was something they would absolutely never consider.

 

‘I can do it.’

 

In that moment, he felt that he could do it.

 

Jung Myeong wasn’t acting on intuition alone.

 

‘Enhancement!’

 

[Enhancing poison power.]

 

By instantly enhancing the poison power, he increased the probability.

 

It was a move that exploited the weakness that external energy was easier to enhance than his own internal energy.

 

[Successfully enhanced poison power.]

 

[Status Abnormality: Poisoning becomes more severe.]

 

As a reaction, his condition worsened.

 

‘It’s fine.’

 

This poison power already had a designated purpose.

 

Swoooosh-!

 

He guided the poison power that had been fiercely competing around his dantian upward.

 

Under the fierce pressure from the mana of his Middle Dantian and internal energy, the poison power eventually couldn’t withstand it and rose toward the Conception and Governing Vessels.

 

Perhaps it moved from an instinct that said rather than struggling here, it should poison other places first.

 

‘Either way doesn’t matter.’

 

Jung Myeong didn’t care either way.

 

The place where this power would fight was already decided.

 

The poison energy that reached the Conception and Governing Vessels.

 

That poison energy pounded upward as if frustrated at hitting a dead end.

 

Thump. Thump.

 

Each time the poison energy struck the Conception and Governing Vessels, his body bounced up repeatedly.

 

The pain was tremendous as he forcibly hammered at a place that could never be broken through in a lifetime.

 

“….”

 

However, he must not make a sound through his teeth.

 

Poison Energy could seep through any gap that was created.

 

If that happened, everything would be in vain.

 

Kuuung! Kuung!

 

While enduring the thunderous roar that only he could hear.

 

He received the raging torrent of immense pain with his body.

 

Then at a certain moment.

 

Crack-

 

The Conception and Governing Vessels that had been so solid finally opened.

 

This was the most crucial moment for him.

 

‘I can’t let the Poison Power seep in.’

 

He had used it as a vanguard, but now it was time to dispose of that vanguard.

 

It meant it was time to shatter it into pieces.

 

Just as he was about to surge his Mana and Internal Energy.

 

‘What?’

 

Ssssss-

 

Suddenly the surviving Poison Power seemed to sense its fate, showing signs of weakening.

 

Just as he was about to tear it to pieces, an unexpected Energy descended from the opened Conception and Governing Vessels.

 

‘…What is this?’

 

It was Energy that flowed down from above, from what he presumed to be the Upper Dantian.

 

The identity of that power was still difficult for him to understand.

 

But one thing was certain.

 

‘It’s embracing!’

 

That Energy embraced the Poison Power.

 

Not only that, it began to embrace the Internal Energy and Mana that followed as well.

 

Then he instantly felt a deep sense of stability.

 

He was certain that all energies had achieved Unity.

 

The Unity of Mana, Internal Energy, and Poison Power!

 

Sssssss-

 

Before his admiration for this could even end.

 

Crack crack crack. Crack crack.

 

He could feel the bones throughout his entire body moving.

 

It was the moment when Bone Transformation was achieved along with the Opening Meridians of the Life and Death Gate.

 

* * *

 

He had succeeded in Bone Transformation.

 

“Ah…!”

 

Even before opening his eyes, what he could see was the result of Bone Transformation.

 

[You have succeeded in Bone Transformation.]

 

[Your body is enhanced overall.]

 

[Your talent rises to Heaven grade.]

 

[The efficiency and recovery of Internal Energy greatly increases.]

 

[The Internal Energy of the Lower Dantian has fused with the Mana of the Middle Dantian.]

 

[The power of the Internal Energy in the Lower Dantian increases.]

 

[The power of the Mana in the Middle Dantian increases.]

 

The talent as a Martial Artist commonly called Heaven, Earth, and Human grades.

 

His body, which had not possessed proper talent, had successfully transformed into Heaven-grade talent.

 

His five senses were also enhanced.

 

He could see farther and hear more deeply. Even without learning Eye Technique separately, he would be more powerful than those who had learned decent Eye Techniques.

 

It wasn’t just his body that was enhanced.

 

The Internal Energy he possessed was also strengthened by a level.

 

He knew instinctively.

 

From now on, the Martial Arts he used would be more powerful even with the same Energy infused.

 

In addition to this.

 

[You have succeeded in absorbing all the surrounding Poison Power.]

 

[Your Internal Energy reaches three cycles at once.]

 

Along with Bone Transformation, he had succeeded in absorbing even the Poison Power that Ghost Killer had spread.

 

Though it was based on Poison, that Energy was pure. This was thanks to the still unknown effect that had occurred in the Upper Dantian purifying it.

 

‘Was three cycles said to be the limit that humans can possess?’

 

The commonly called limit. Three cycles. He had succeeded in obtaining it.

 

From the looks of it now, it seemed possible to go beyond three cycles to even greater heights.

 

It’s not just because of its utility as Bone Transformation.

 

‘I should be able to create it like forming an Inner Core, right?’

 

This was because he had gained something through this enlightenment.

 

Just moments ago, he had reached the point of near death.

 

Who would have thought he’d obtain such an unexpected result.

 

“What a fortuitous encounter…!”

 

A voice reached him before he even opened his eyes.

 

Jung Myeong could only quietly nod his head in response.

 

* * *

 

When he opened his eyes, he saw his companions.

 

Since they couldn’t be completely free from the Poison Energy, all of them looked pale.

 

Though they had managed to recover with difficulty, Jung Myeong could see it still wasn’t enough.

 

‘They came Inside as soon as the Poison Smoke disappeared.’

 

Judging by the timing, they must have entered immediately.

 

Then they confirmed that Jung Myeong had obtained a fortuitous encounter.

 

“Congratulations!”

 

Everyone including Strange Madman rejoiced.

 

Seeing them celebrate Jung Myeong’s fortuitous encounter as if it were their own, Jung Myeong couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

 

“Thank you.”

 

“Ugh… I think your smell is worse than the Poison Energy.”

 

Strange Madman, who had come close to Jung Myeong, pinched his nose.

 

He couldn’t bear the foul smell of bodily fluids emanating from his body.

 

A body odor that even a beggar couldn’t tolerate.

 

It was an tremendous smell.

 

As he chuckled and was about to respond.

 

“Isn’t this the effect of Bone Transformation?”

 

“Huh. Did you undergo Bone Transformation? I can’t tell.”

 

“I’m not sure either.”

 

Strange Madman and Geol Gae made expressions as if they had no idea what Bone Transformation was.

 

‘Ah….’

 

This was consideration.

 

It was also a signal that the two of them would hide the fact that he had undergone Bone Transformation.

 

The Beggar’s Sect they belonged to would likely be included in that as well.

 

‘Seeing how the Elder had been hiding things about Ghost Killer until just now… This secret will be kept.’

 

Jung Myeong couldn’t help but be amazed by this unexpected consideration.

 

“Thank you again and again.”

 

“Thanks, what thanks. Hehe.”

 

“Well… if you’re grateful, how about giving me a pill or something… Cough…!”

 

“Hey you rascal. Don’t ruin the mood.”

 

While such admiration was flowing by lightly.

 

“Now, shouldn’t we rest at least once?”

 

Strange Madman showed consideration for Jung Myeong even in that situation.

 

It was consideration to erase the traces of Bone Transformation anyway.

 

Unfortunately, he couldn’t accept such consideration right away.

 

“There’s still one thing I need to do.”

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